From the Earth to the Moon
This exclusive 12-Part HBO Miniseries Event tells the full story of the Apollo space program.
- Metascore80
- 1998-1998
- 1 season
- HBO
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
This exclusive 12-Part HBO Miniseries Event tells the full story of the Apollo space program.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 1998
Episode 1
Can We Do This?
Sun, Apr 5, 1998 58 mins
The United States launches an aggressive plan to beat the Soviets to the moon.
Episode 2
Apollo One
Sun, Apr 5, 1998 58 mins
NASA prepares for the Apollo 1 mission, then investigates the cause of the mission's tragic cabin fire.
Episode 3
We Have Cleared the Tower
Sun, Apr 12, 1998 57 mins
With a documentary film crew watching their every step NASA prepares for the Apollo 7 mission.
Episode 4
1968
Sun, Apr 12, 1998 53 mins
During the turbulent year of 1968 Susan Borman looks with dread on her husband's impending mission to orbit the moon.
Episode 5
Spider
Sun, Apr 19, 1998 54 mins
The evolution of the lunar module at Grumman Aircraft Engineering.
Episode 6
Mare Tranquilitatis
Sun, Apr 19, 1998 54 mins
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins prepare for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Episode 7
That's All There Is
Sun, Apr 26, 1998 47 mins
Four months after Apollo 11, Apollo 12 sets off for the Moon. Apollo 11's Commander is Pete Conrad and Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon. Its Lunar Module Pilot is Alan Bean on his first space flight. We experience the mission through his eyes.
Episode 8
We Interrupt This Program
Sun, Apr 26, 1998 47 mins
Apollo 13 is en route to the Moon...and in trouble. Two days into its flight an incident occurred which disabled the main oxygen and life support systems. Through improvisation the crew has survived and is trying to get back to Earth. With no images for the TV stations to rely on, reporters have to rely on methods that are not necessarily fact-based to report on the mission.
Episode 9
For Miles and Miles
Sun, May 3, 1998 48 mins
Ten years after becoming the first American in space Alan Shepard battles back from health problems to command the Apollo 14 mission.
Episode 10
Galileo Was Right
Sun, May 3, 1998 53 mins
Apollo 15 is being planned and NASA's attention is now turning to using the moon landings for scientific discovery. In particular they are looking to explore the geology of the Moon and ideally determine the origins of the Moon. However, NASA's astronauts lack the knowledge and enthusiasm to make the landings meaningful in that respect. A geology professor is called in to get them up to speed and enthused.
Episode 11
The Original Wives Club
Sun, May 10, 1998 55 mins
Almost all of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo were married. While their husbands were training or travelling in space the astronauts wives had to keep the home fires burning, looking after the kids, dealing with incidents, including fatalities, and generally putting on a brave face for their husbands and the world. This is their story.
Episode 12
Le voyage dans la lune
Sun, May 10, 1998 57 mins
The last manned Apollo mission to the moon is juxtaposed with Georges Méliès' filming of A Trip to the Moon (1902).
